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The battle to save Lambeth's modernist sheltered housinghttp://www.theguardian.com/artanddesign/architecture-design-blog/2014/apr/18/the-battle-to-save-lambeths-modernist-sheltered-housing
<p>Designed by celebrated architect Kate Macintosh, 269 Leigham Court Road is a modernist gem, but Lambeth council wants to sell it off. Oliver Wainwright meets the architect and residents to find out why it's worth saving</p><p>In the packed common room at a sheltered housing community in south London, groups of pensioners sit eagerly poised over their bingo cards, felt-tip dabbers at the ready. It is the social highlight of the week, but there is an uneasy feeling in the air, with an imminent visit from the council looming on the horizon.</p><p>&quot;They want to kick us out,&quot; says Richard Newman, 91, who has lived here for seven years. &quot;They're going to sell off the land to build housing, and move us into an institutional tower. Here I can be completely independent – I still go to the shop, cook my own food, run a bath – but they want to throw us into an infirmary. They've got no compassion whatsoever.&quot;</p> <a href="http://www.theguardian.com/artanddesign/architecture-design-blog/2014/apr/18/the-battle-to-save-lambeths-modernist-sheltered-housing">Continue reading...</a>ArchitectureDesignArt and designHeritageCultureSocietyOlder peopleSocial careHealthLondonUK newsFri, 18 Apr 2014 08:56:15 GMThttp://www.theguardian.com/artanddesign/architecture-design-blog/2014/apr/18/the-battle-to-save-lambeths-modernist-sheltered-housingPhotograph: Simon KennedyModern monastery … the building is designed around a series of enclosed gardens, connected by a covered way. Photograph: Simon KennedyPhotograph: Simon KennedyModern monastery … the building is designed around a series of enclosed gardens, connected by a covered way. Photograph: Simon KennedyPhotograph: Kate Macintosh269 Leigham Court Road … 'A little gem, tucked away in the backstreets of Streatham'. Photograph: Kate MacintoshPhotograph: Kate Macintosh269 Leigham Court Road … 'A little gem, tucked away in the backstreets of Streatham'. Photograph: Kate MacintoshOliver Wainwright2014-04-18T08:56:15ZMeet Ropits, the Japanese robot car that drives itself | Oliver Wainwrighthttp://www.theguardian.com/artanddesign/architecture-design-blog/2013/mar/27/driverless-robot-car-elderly-disabled-mobility
Navigating could become a thing of the past thanks this driverless car for the elderly and disabled from Hitachi<p>The <a href="http://knightrideronline.com/">Knight Rider</a> dream of gliding around in sentient vehicles has taken a step closer to becoming reality this month with the launch of Hitachi's new self-driving car. Designed less with fighting crime in mind and more with picking up the groceries, the Robot for Personal Intelligent Transport System – or Ropits for short – can take you effortlessly from A to B at the touch of the button and the swipe of a screen.</p><p>Developed for elderly and disabled drivers, the vehicle is designed to roam pavements and footpaths, rather than roads, and is equipped with a plethora of sensors and guidance systems to help it navigate around bumps, potholes, and pedestrians. A touch-screen map is linked to a GPS device to provide the overall direction, supplemented by 3D laser distance sensors and stereo cameras fixed to the front of the car to detect obstructions in its path.</p> <a href="http://www.theguardian.com/artanddesign/architecture-design-blog/2013/mar/27/driverless-robot-car-elderly-disabled-mobility">Continue reading...</a>DesignArt and designWorld newsRobotsTechnologyGPSRoad transportTravelling with disabilitiesDisabilitySocietyOlder peopleJapanWed, 27 Mar 2013 12:41:00 GMThttp://www.theguardian.com/artanddesign/architecture-design-blog/2013/mar/27/driverless-robot-car-elderly-disabled-mobilityPRRopits … the self-driving robot car. Photograph: HitachiPRMeet Ropits … the self-driving robot car. Photograph: HitachiOliver Wainwright2013-03-27T12:41:00Z